Chesed shel Emes

Chesed Shel Emes is a multi-faceted organization which has been providing vital services to Klal Yisroel for more than 35 years.
We provide many services to families from before the passing of a loved through the Burial.

We send minyan to local hospitals to recite פסוקי יחוד before
We have an advance team who prepares nifturim in hospitals for removal יציאת נשמה
We are a full fledge Free Chevra Kadisha doing more than 1000 Taharas for any Yid who isn’t a member of a kehilla, and many times also covering for kehillas who need mutual assistance.

We have 7 Cemeteries where we bury Meisei mitzvah.
We buried already close to 2000 Meisei Mitzva since our founding.
We did about 100 Meisei mitzvah last tear, we’re up to 80 this year.
Every Meis mitzvah costs us minimum of $3600, and when there’s airfare involved it is about additional $1000-$1500
A Meis Mitzva, is a nifter who has no family at all, or the family doesn’t have the means to pay for Kever Yisroel, or a nifter who was saved from cremation.

The Cemetery in Woodridge is currently undergoing a major construction project, all Metzeivos are being reset with new foundations. A massive drainage system is being installed, and a new road is being paved.
This ongoing project will run into about $250,000.

We do כבוד המת cleanups at scenes of accidents or other tragic deaths.
We’re on the front lines preventing חילול המתים by fighting autopsies and halting cremations.
We work with medical examiners and coroners all over the United States, to educate them on the הלכות of כבוד המת.
We assist families to navigate investigations and government bureaucracies.

When coronavirus hit, our Chevra Kadisha was the only one that not only operated at full capacity, but we also covered for many other Chevra Kadishas who couldn’t operate.
Our volunteers did more than 800 Taharas during a 2 month period
We buried more than 30 Meisei Mitzva
We assisted many Chevra Kadishas with logistics